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This week: The New Mexico State volleyball team hosts
two Western Athletic Conference matches this week. The Aggies meet Fresno State Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m.
(MT) before taking on San Jose State, Saturday, Nov. 6. That match also begins at 7:00 p.m.
(MT). The Aggies sit in second
place in the WAC standings heading into week 11 of the volleyball season. For ticket information call (575)
646-1420 or go to www.NMStateSports.com
and click on the Tickets link.

Radio Coverage: Neither match will be aired on the
radio this week. With a total of 15 regular-season matches aired by the Aggie
Sports Network on KSNM AM 570, there are two more NM State volleyball matches
scheduled for radio coverage. The
next matches to be aired are November 11 and 13 against Idaho and Boise State
respectively. Kyle Doperalski will be giving the play-by-play action, that can
be caught from anywhere around the world on the Internet by going to
www.NMStateSports.com. Just click
on the live events link to access the coverage.

Television Coverage: With the success NM State
volleyball and Aggie Vision have had in recent years, the Aggies have been
scheduled to play on TV eight times this season, including seven matches
produced by Aggie Vision and one by ESPNU. NM State played on TV eight times last season, which
included the Western Athletic Conference championship on ESPNU. The 2010 WAC Championship match is
scheduled to air on ESPNU once again this season. The matches will be aired live
on Las Cruces (Ch. 4), Albuquerque (Ch. 77), Gallup (Ch. 66), and Santa Fe (Ch.
21). FSN-Arizona will also carry
selected matches live and others will be on tape delay, while ESPN3.com will
also be airing all Aggie Vision produced matches live.

The match versus Fresno State, Thursday, Nov. 31, will be produced
by Aggie Vision and aired live on Comcast throughout the state of New Mexico
with coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. (MT).

Live stats on the web: Live stats will be available for fans at www.NMStateSports.com at no cost all
season long. Fans can click on the
Live Events link at the top of the NMStateSports.com home page to access the
live stats.

Twitter/Facebook: Get all the updates of Aggie Athletics on Twitter and
Facebook. Get in-game statistics and in-game updates on Twitter
@NMStateAggies. Find out about all
Aggie Athletics promotions and events on Facebook @NMSU Athletics.

About NM State:
The Aggies are in their 37th season of play and return to the court with
four 2009 first team All-WAC selections, including senior outside hitters
Kayleigh Giddens and Whitney Woods.
They also bring back junior middle hitter Kelsey Brennan and AVCA
All-America setter Jennah DeVries.

Head coach Mike Jordan, who has led his team to NCAA
Tournament berths five times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008), brings back Don
Flora (second season) and Tricia Wright (eighth season) as his assistant
coaches. Wright is in her second stint with NM State, as she was an assistant
from 1998-2002. She was the
director of operations for the volleyball team the past two seasons.

The Aggies have six letter winners returning while also
losing six letter winners from the 2009 team. NM State is a young team with 11 newcomers, together with three
transfers. Junior middle hitter
Michelle Kuester came in from Texas Tech, junior setter Madison Hardy
transferred from Hawai'i-Pacific, and junior defensive specialist Chelsea Rose
came in from Bakersfield Community College. The Aggies have eight freshmen on the roster with more than
half of them gaining valuable court experience. Freshmen outside hitters Amanda Tonga, Rocio Gutierrez
and middle hitter Desiree Scott have already made starts in the majority of the
Aggies' matches.

Last Week: The NM State volleyball team fell to No. 5
Hawai'i in three sets in the Stan Sherriff Center, Sunday, Oct. 31. The
loss ended the Aggies seven-match winning streak, while UH takes their winning
streak to 16. WAC kill leader
Kayleigh Giddens led the charge for the Aggies with 12 kills while junior
middle hitter Kelsey Brennan added five kills. On the defensive side
of the net, junior Kelsi Phillips led the way with seven digs and freshman
Desiree Scott ended the evening with three total blocks. NM State ran a 6-2
offense, utilizing two setters, with junior Jennah DeVries marking 14 assists
and junior Madison Hardy coming up with 10 assists.

This Weeks Opponents:

Fresno State: The Fresno State volleyball team sits
in a tie with Boise State, who the Bulldogs swept in the season series, for
sixth place in the conference standings. Fresno State is 10-13 overall and 4-7
in league play. The top six schools in the 2010 final regular season WAC
standings qualify for the single-elimination competition with the tournament
champion earning an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

NM State defeated the Bulldogs earlier this year in Fresno,
3-1, on Oct. 9 and leads the all-time series, 15-6.

San Jose State: San
Jose State begins the final month of the regular season with two road Western
Athletic Conference matches. The team plays at Louisiana Tech Thursday night
and at New Mexico State Saturday night. The Spartans will play four of their
final five regular season matches this month on the road.

Hannah Blume leads the Spartans with 2.88 kills per set
while Caitlin Andrade hands out the majority of assists with 9.59 per set. Katie Turner leads the way
defensively posting 3.2 digs per set.

NM State leads the overall series, 19-9, and has won the
last 17 meetings between the two teams, dating back to the 1994 season. The
Aggies won the October 7 meeting, 25-13, 25-14, 25-20.

Looking Ahead: The Aggies head to Idaho to take on
the Vandals and the Broncos on the final road swing of the year. NM State faces the University of Idaho,
Thursday, Nov. 11 at 8:00 p.m. (MT) in Moscow, Idaho. The Aggies then head to Boise to face the Broncos, Saturday,
Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. (MT). Fans in
Las Cruces will be able to catch the action on the radio at KSNM AM 570 with Kyle Doperalski giving the play-by-play
action. Fans around the world can
listen in by logging on to www.NMStateSports.com. Live stats will be available for the
match against Boise State.

Aggies in the WAC: The Aggies rank second in the WAC
behind nationally ranked Hawai'i in three statistical categories. NM State has
posted a .243 hitting percentage for the year, while averaging 12.62 assists
and 13.44 kills per set. Kayleigh
Giddens leads the WAC in two individual categories. Giddens leads the way with
4.76 kills and 5.26 points per set. Kelsey Brennan is second the WAC with a .361
hitting percentage. DeVries rankes second with 11.04 assists per set. Also in
the top 10 is Ellen Miks averaging 2.96 digs per set.

Double-Doubles: Senior Kayleigh Giddens leads the
Aggies and ranks second in the WAC with nine double-doubles this season, with
her latest against Idaho with 18 kills and 10 digs. Junior Jennah DeVries
follows Giddens with six double-doubles for NM State this season. Freshman
Rocio Gutierrez, the newest addition to the double-double club, has two
double-doubles this season with her most recent against Utah State with 12
kills and 10 digs.

NCAA Rankings: Numerous Aggies continue to rank among
the top in the nation. Setter Jennah DeVries ranks No. 34 in assists per set
with 10.81. Kelsey Brennan sits at No. 49 in the country with a .361 hitting
percentage. Kayleigh Giddens ranks highest for any Aggie at No. 8 in the nation
in with 4.76 kills per set and is No. 9 nationally in points per set with 5.26
per.

Fresno State's Brianna Clake is No. 25 in the country with
1.28 blocks per set and in the top-75 nationally with a .353 hitting
percentage.

Attendance: NM State fans continue their support for
the Aggies in Las Cruces. With an average of 1,603, the Aggies rank No. 21
nationally while Hawai'i stands at No. 1 with an average of 6,215. Hawai'i is
currently ranked No. 1 in the WAC with NM State following behind at No. 2.

AVCA Poll: The latest AVCA Division I Coaches Poll
has Hawai'i at No. 4, while LSU stayed at No. 16. Arizona also remained at No.
23, while Florida State dropped out of the poll but is still receiving votes. North
Carolina also continues to receive votes at a total of 16 this week. The next
poll comes out Nov. 8. The teams mentioned are NM State opponents during the
2010 season.

Player Notes:

Rocio Gutierrez: Freshman outside hitter Rocio
Gutierrez had her second double-double if the season against Utah State on
Oct.23. She posted 12 kills and 10 digs. She has posted a season-high of 12
kills twice taking her total to 123 kills. She averages 1.40 kills and 1.99
digs per set.

Kelsey Brennan: Kelsey Brennan came up just one short
of tying her season-high with 12 kills on Oct. 23 at Utah State. The middle
hitter posted an amazing .706
hitting percentage in the same match. Brennan is a preseason all-WAC selection
and is second in the league with at .361 hitting percentage. She averages 2.36 kills per set and has
61 total blocks on the year.

Kelesy Philips: Philips is averaging 3.57 digs per
set this year proving to be an asset to the Aggie volleyball defense with a
total of 42 sets played. She has a total of 150 digs on the season and posted a
career-high 26 digs against Idaho, Oct. 16 in the Pan American Center.

Ellen Miks: The sophomore defensive specialist is
averaging 2.96 digs per set and has 252 on the year. She added 12 digs against
Nevada on Oct.21 and five digs against Utah State on Oct.23. She is holding the
ninth spot in the WAC for digs per set and has participated in 83 sets this
season.

Madison Hardy: Junior setter Madison Hardy is in her
first season with the Aggie and has played in 50 sets. She is averaging 1.22
assists per set and has a total of 61 assists this year. Her season-high of 38
came, Sept.25 against Louisiana Tech, while she recently tallied 10 assists
against No. 5 Hawaii. She also has 33 digs on the year.

Michelle Kuester: Kuester has played 50 sets this
season, averaging 0.48 kills per set. She had a season-high five kills against
Boise State, October 14, posting an attack percentage of .273. The junior
middle hitter has 23 blocks on the season.

Whitney Woods: Whitney Woods had 11.5 points with 10
kills on Oct. 21 versus Nevada. She has 198 kills this season taking her career
total to 662. She has played in 89 sets averaging 2.22 kills and 0.64 blocks
per set.

Jennah DeVries:
Junior setter Jennah DeVries has competed in 86 sets so far this season
and is currently averaging 10.81 assists per set. She is No. 2 in the WAC in assists per set and has
accumulated 930 assists in the 2010 season. DeVires also has a total of six double-doubles on the
season.

Natasha Giacomazzi: Freshman defensive specialist
Natasha Giacomazzi has had her fair share of on-court action, playing in 10
sets in the 2010 season. She has
averaged 0.50 assists per set and 0.10 digs per set.

Desiree Scott:
Freshman middle blocker Desiree Scott is averaging 1.25 kills per set
and 0.72 blocks per set while competing in 79 sets. She needs one more kill to take her total 100 on the year.

Amanda Tonga:
Freshman middle blocker Amanda Tonga, a native of Hawai'i, has had a
good season so far with a total of 55 kills in 61 sets. She tallied a season-high 10 kills
against Boise State, Oct. 14 in Las Cruces.

Deirdre Pajares: Freshman outside hitter Deirdre Parajes has competed in 16
sets in the 2010 season. Her
current averages include 0.50 kills per set.

Stephanie Ziegler: Sophomore Stephanie Ziegler, an up
and coming player for the Aggies, will be sidelined with a season ending leg
injury. She broke her fibula and tibia during the match against Rice, when
falling on an opponents foot. She
was just starting to find her niche as she had a fantastic match against UTEP,
Sept. 7. She finished that match with a .353 hitting percentage (7-1-17) in a
sweep of the Miners. She played in 15 sets this season, in which she managed to
accumulate 12 kills, five digs and two blocked shots.

CVU.com Top Performer: Senior outside hitter Kayleigh
Giddens has been named a Top Performer by CVU.com three times this season.
CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) is a website dedicated to NCAA volleyball.

Her first honor from CVU.com came for the week of Aug.
30-Sept. 5. That week Giddens led the way for the Aggies in that week's sweeps
with 11 kills on 26 attempts against CSU-Bakersfield posting .308 hitting
percentage. Giddens also led the way in digs along side sophomore libero Ellen
Miks with 10 for the Aggies bringing team total digs to 39 for the match. Giddens had an impressive 17 kills on
37 attempts against the UTEP Miners posting .351 hitting percentage.

Her second honor came Sept. 27, after she hit .513 while
averaging 7.67 kills, 3.33 digs and 8.42 points per set in two sweeps over
Louisiana Tech. She also marked
three aces and three total blocks in the two matches. Giddens posted her seventh double-double of the season in
the first match against LA Tech with a season-high 24 kills and 12 digs.

Giddens' most recent CVU.com honor came for her performance
during the week of Oct. 4-10. That
week she hit .357 with 6.43 kills, 3.00 digs, 0.57 service aces and 7.50 points
per set. After posting two
consecutive 20-plus kill matches to lead her team to consecutive road wins.

CVU.com top performers of the week consist of athletes who
are finalist for the CVU.com weekly honor and athletes who stood out as having
exceptional matches.

WAC Player of the Week: senior Kayleigh Giddens has
been named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week Oct.
18-24. This is the third Player of
the Week honor of the season for Giddens and the fifth of her career. She now
ties for the most conference player of the week honors in a career at NM State
with former Aggie greats Amber Simpson (2004-08) and Jackie Godber (2000-03). Godber's honors came while NM State was
a part of the Sun Belt Conference.

Giddens led the Aggies to a pair of road wins as she helped
the Aggies come back from being down 1-0 at Nevada, Oct. 21 and help her team
sweep Utah State in Logan, Utah, Oct. 23.
In the seven sets, she averaged 5.71 kills, 2.14 digs and 0.71
blocks. She started with a
match-high 23 kills against the Wolf Pack, while she added nine digs and three
blocks. Giddens then tallied a
match-high 17 kills against the Aggies of Utah State to go with six digs and
two blocks. There are now six matches where Giddens has marked at least 20
kills and she has posted double-digit kill figures in 19 of the Aggies' 24
matches this season. She also has
seven double-doubles this season.

2010 WAC Volleyball Tickets On Sale: All-session
tickets for the 2010 WAC Volleyball Tournament, which returns to the Orleans
Arena in Las Vegas Nov. 22-24, are on sale now. All tickets are for general
admission seating.

All-session tickets are on sale now through each WAC member
institution's ticket office and the Orleans Arena Box Office. Fans are strongly
encouraged to purchase tickets from their member institutions to avoid service
fees associated with ticket sales through the Orleans Arena site.

Single-session tickets will not be available for purchase
until Nov. 22 and can only be purchased through the Orleans Arena. A
single-session ticket allows access to one day's worth of matches.

Arizona Invitational All-Tournament Team: Senior
outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens and junior setter Jennah DeVries were named to
the all-tournament team for the Arizona Invitational held in Tucson, Sept.
17-18. Giddens lead the Aggies with 50 kills (5.00/set) and 26 digs (2.60/set)
for the three game tournament. DeVries averaged 11.80 assists per set for a total
of 118. She also had 20 digs.

LSU Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team: Sophomore
defensive specialist Ellen Miks was named to the All-Tournament after posting
5.91 digs per set in Baton Rouge, La.
She posted a career-high 31 digs against LSU. The last time an Aggie
posted 31 digs in a match was Nov. 30, 2007, when Krystal Torres achieved the
feat against LSU in the NCAA Tournament.

Honors & Awards: The Aggies continued to pile up
awards in 2009. NM State had an AVCA All-American in Jennah DeVries, who also
collected first team All-WAC honors, Academic All-WAC honors and WAC
All-Tournament team honors. Joining DeVries on the first team All-WAC and WAC
All-Tournament team was Kelsey Brennan, Kayleigh Giddens and Whitney Woods.
Brennan was also named to the WAC All-Tournament team and Academic All-WAC
while Giddens was named WAC Player of the Week twice. She was also on the
all-tournament team for the Mean Green Volleyball Classic. Woods garnered
another award as well, being named to the all-tournament team at the Notre
Dame/Adidas Invitational. Getting second team All-WAC honors was Erin
Birmingham who was also named Academic All-WAC and academic all-region. Joining
DeVries, Brennan, and Birmingham on the Academic All-WAC squad was Krista
Altermatt and Kelli Goodan who both were also named Preseason All-WAC. Rounding
out the awards, Altermatt was also named the Mean Green Volleyball Classic MVP
and Kelsi Phillips was part of the Hotel Encanto Volleyball Invitational
All-Tournament team.